diff --git a/tests/test_scheduler.py b/tests/test_scheduler.py
index f698d590df..c696bab8d2 100755
--- a/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from cStringIO import StringIO
-import gzip
 import json
 import logging
 import os
@@ -1927,7 +1925,7 @@ class TestScheduler(ZuulTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.history[4].pipeline, 'check')
         self.assertEqual(self.history[5].pipeline, 'check')
 
-    def test_json_status(self, compressed=False):
+    def test_json_status(self):
         "Test that we can retrieve JSON status info"
         self.worker.hold_jobs_in_build = True
         A = self.fake_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A')
@@ -1938,13 +1936,8 @@ class TestScheduler(ZuulTestCase):
         port = self.webapp.server.socket.getsockname()[1]
 
         req = urllib2.Request("http://localhost:%s/status.json" % port)
-        if compressed:
-            req.add_header("accept-encoding", "gzip")
         f = urllib2.urlopen(req)
         data = f.read()
-        if compressed:
-            gz = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=StringIO(data))
-            data = gz.read()
 
         self.worker.hold_jobs_in_build = False
         self.worker.release()
@@ -1968,9 +1961,6 @@ class TestScheduler(ZuulTestCase):
         self.assertIn('project-test1', status_jobs)
         self.assertIn('project-test2', status_jobs)
 
-    def test_json_status_gzip(self):
-        self.test_json_status(True)
-
     def test_merging_queues(self):
         "Test that transitively-connected change queues are merged"
         self.config.set('zuul', 'layout_config',
diff --git a/zuul/webapp.py b/zuul/webapp.py
index cd02d206c0..af558a0cba 100644
--- a/zuul/webapp.py
+++ b/zuul/webapp.py
@@ -47,7 +47,4 @@ class WebApp(threading.Thread):
             raise
         response = webob.Response(body=ret, content_type='application/json')
         response.headers['Access-Control-Allow-Origin'] = '*'
-        response.headers['Vary'] = 'Accept-Encoding'
-        if 'gzip' in request.headers.get('accept-encoding', ()):
-            response.encode_content('gzip')
         return response